Bronx native, Ivan Rodriguez studied Jazz drumming with Kenwood Dennard and Charlie Persip while attending A.C.S.M at Queens College. His interest in Latin Percussion led him to the Johnny Colon school and later to the Boys Harbor conservatory where he took lessons with John Berdeguer, Jimmy Delgado and Jerome Goldschmidt. In 2001, he had the opportunity of studying drumset and percussion with master cuban percussionists through the Chuck Silverman Project.Ivan has worked with the Interns, the Toasters, Peter Fluid Foundation, Three O’Clock Prophet, Carl Royce, Osmay Calvo and many others. He has shared the stage with such acts as a Tribe called Quest, Danny Elfman’s Oingo Boingo, The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Third World, Lady Blacksmith Mombazo and has enjoyed performing in a variety of Dance and Theater productions as well. Ivan continues to perform and record regularly with Sonido Costeño, Jet Set Quintet and various other artists. He uses Roland VDrums, Mapex Drums, Sabian Cymbals, LP & JCR Percussion and Vic Firth Drumsticks.
